ELPAC Practice

ELPAC reading practice questions for grade 2

Passages followed by comprehension questions, plus word and sentence choice tasks.

These 24 questions are grouped by task type, one group at a time. Answer a question to see whether it was right and why. Nothing is timed and nothing is recorded.

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Read and Choose a Sentence

The student reads three or four sentences and chooses the one that best describes a picture.

Look at the picture, then answer the questions.

Flatbed logging truck on six wheels carrying stacked tree logs
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Something big drives down the road on six wheels. The back is open, with no roof over it. Long logs are stacked inside.

Question 1 of 7

Read the four sentences. Choose the one that best describes the picture.

Which sentence best describes the picture?

Look at the picture, then answer the questions.

Girl in a grassy field flying a kite in the wind
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A girl stands in a grassy field. She holds one end of a long string. High above her, at the other end of the string, a bright paper diamond with long ribbon tails rides on the wind.

Question 2 of 7

Read the four sentences. Choose the one that best describes the picture.

Which sentence best describes the picture?

Look at the picture, then answer the questions.

Brown wooden chair with straight back standing next to a desk
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A brown wooden seat stands next to a small desk. It has four legs and a tall straight back. One person could sit on it.

Question 3 of 7

Read the four sentences. Choose the one that best describes the picture.

Which sentence best describes the picture?

Look at the picture, then answer the questions.

Loaf of golden bread baking in an oven with steam rising
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A golden brown loaf bakes inside an oven. The oven door is open. Steam rises from the crust.

Question 4 of 7

Read the four sentences. Choose the one that best describes the picture.

Which sentence best describes the picture?

Look at the picture, then answer the questions.

Three children planting a young tree in a schoolyard with shovels
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Three children work in a schoolyard. One child holds a young tree straight up. The other two push dirt around its roots with small shovels. An empty pot lies on its side nearby.

Question 5 of 7

Read the four sentences. Choose the one that best describes the picture.

Which sentence best describes the picture?

Look at the picture, then answer the questions.

Woman at fruit stand with apple and orange baskets as a boy hands her money
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A woman stands behind a market stand. Apples and oranges are piled in baskets on the table in front of her. A boy reaches up and hands her some money. A paper bag sits open beside the baskets.

Question 6 of 7

Read the four sentences. Choose the one that best describes the picture.

Which sentence best describes the picture?

Look at the picture, then answer the questions.

Teacher in an armchair reading a book to students sitting on a classroom rug during rain
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Rain runs down a classroom window. Inside, a group of students sits close together on a rug. Their teacher sits in an armchair in front of them and holds an open book up so they can see the pages.

Question 7 of 7

Read the four sentences. Choose the one that best describes the picture.

Which sentence best describes the picture?

7 questions in this set are still unanswered. You can move on without answering them.

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Every answer, explained

Each question has its own page with the correct answer and why each other choice is wrong.

Read and Choose a Sentence

  1. Which sentence best describes the picture?
  2. Which sentence best describes the picture?
  3. Which sentence best describes the picture?
  4. Which sentence best describes the picture?
  5. Which sentence best describes the picture?
  6. Which sentence best describes the picture?
  7. Which sentence best describes the picture?

Read a Short Informational Passage

  1. Which job is done on Friday?
  2. What must a student do before starting a job?
  3. Why will the bus stop at Oak Street next week?
  4. When can students look in the Lost and Found box?
  5. Why does the notice tell students to write their names inside their coats?

Read a Literary Passage

  1. What does Anya say the sound in the shell really is?
  2. Why does Dev pick up the shell that night?
  3. The story says a truck rumbled past. What does rumbled tell you about the truck?
  4. How does Mei feel at the start of the story?
  5. What does Tomas tell Mei to do?
  6. The story ends with "Mei sat up a little taller." What does this show?

Read an Informational Passage

  1. What is this passage mostly about?
  2. Why can an owl see well in the dark?
  3. Why does a mouse not hear an owl coming?
  4. What is a burrow?
  5. How does a desert tortoise get most of its water?
  6. What is this passage mostly about?

Read next

  • How to Prepare for the ELPAC: Effective ELPAC preparation is about steady daily language development rather than frantic test cramming. Here is a practical, domain-by-domain guide for parents and teachers.
  • ELPAC Scores Explained: A Summative ELPAC report gives an overall performance level from 1 to 4, plus separate results for oral language and written language. Here is what each part means, and what it does not mean.

This is an independent study resource. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the California Department of Education or the official ELPAC program. All questions here are original practice material written to match the published task formats.